net
[net]
n. 网, 网状, 网, 净利, 净价

a. 净, 终

vt. 网捕, 撒网, 净赚,

vi. 编网

[] 网络, 网络程序

[] 网

[医] 网

[] 净额, 净; 净



net
netted, netting
[ noun ]

1. a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

<noun.artifact>

2. a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects

<noun.artifact>

3. the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

<noun.possession>

4. a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)

<noun.artifact>

5. game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton

<noun.artifact>

6. an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

<noun.artifact>

[ verb ]

1. make as a net profit

<verb.possession> clear sack sack up
The company cleared $1 million

2. yield as a net profit

<verb.possession> clear
This sale netted me $1 million

3. construct or form a web, as if by weaving

<verb.creation> web

4. catch with a net

<verb.contact> nett
net a fish

[ adj ]

1. remaining after all deductions

<adj.all>
net profit

2. conclusive in a process or progression

<adj.all>
the final answer
a last resort
the net result

Net \Net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Netted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Netting}.]
To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand
dollars by the operation.


Net \Net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Netted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Netting}.]
1. To make into a net; to make in the style of network; as,
to net silk.

2. To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.

And now I am here, netted and in the toils. --Sir W.
Scott.

3. To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.


Net \Net\ (n[e^]t), n. [AS. net; akin to D. net, OS. net, netti,
OHG. nezzi, G. netz, Icel. & Dan. net, Sw. n["a]t, Goth.
nati; of uncertain origin.]
1. A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven
into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds,
butterflies, etc.

2. Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare;
any device for catching and holding.

A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net
for his feet. --Prov. xxix.
5.

In the church's net there are fishes good or bad.
--Jer. Taylor.

3. Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the
hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net.

4. (Geom.) A figure made up of a large number of straight
lines or curves, which are connected at certain points and
related to each other by some specified law.

5. A network. [informal]
[PJC]

6. Specifically: The internet; -- usually {the net}; as, I
found it on the net. [slang]
[PJC]


Net \Net\, v. i.
To form network or netting; to knit.


Net \Net\, a. [F. See {Neat} clean.]
1. Without spot; pure; shining. [Obs.]

Her breast all naked as net ivory. --Spenser.

2. Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated;
neat; as, net wine, etc. [R.]

3. Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter,
as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges,
deductions, etc; as, net profit; net income; net weight,
etc. [Less properly written {nett}.]

{Net tonnage} (Naut.), the tonnage of a vessel after a
deduction from the gross tonnage has been made, to allow
space for crew, machinery, etc.


Neat \Neat\, a. [Compar. {Neater}; superl. {Neatest}.] [OE.
nett, F. nett, fr. L. nitidus, fr. nitere to shine. Cf.
{Nitid}, {Net}, a., {Natty}.]
1. Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean;
cleanly; tidy.

If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor
body it was that was so surprisingly neat and clean.
--Law.

2. Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry;
simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful;
chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress.

3. Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as,
neat brandy; to drink one's vodka neat. Hence: (Chem.)
Pure; undiluted; as, dissolved in neat acetone. ``Our old
wine neat.'' --Chapman.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

4. Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice;
finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief.

5. With all deductions or allowances made; net.

Note: [In this sense usually written {net}. See {Net}, a.,
3.]

{neat line} (Civil Engin.), a line to which work is to be
built or formed.

{Neat work}, work built or formed to neat lines.

Syn: Nice; pure; cleanly; tidy; trim; spruce.